* USB ports and my printer problems

My laptop is Windows Xp edition sp2 family.

My old HP laptop computer of 4 years has 4 USB ports. Unfortunately, 3 of the 4 ports broke physically, so I only have a single functional port.

A port that works cost of my cell. So I know it works. But now, only 40% of the time it will print when I plug my 750 HP printer all in one in it.

Otherwise, it will display a "?" on the printer in the taskbar icon. Once, I unplugged the USB cable and plugged into the broken USB port holding it still and it actually print my papers.  But as I said I have been lucky that day cause these 3 ports are broken.

What can I do to make the only port 1 have, can work for all devices I. It seems not only act with the printer.

In addition, supplants ports broken something painful, costly or difficult to do? I know it can vary depending on the brand of the phone... But overall, it might be an easy solution?

Thank you all in advance...

Hello
 
Method 1.
Let us run the fixIt in the article below and check.
Let us, remove and reinstall the usb controllers and check.
To remove and reinstall all USB controllers, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box and then click OK.
b. click on the Hardware tab.
c. click the Device Manager button.
d. expand Bus USB controllers.
e. right click on each device under the Bus USB controllers node and then click on uninstall to remove them one at a time.
f. restart the computer and reinstall the USB controllers.
g. plug in the removable USB storage device and perform a test to ensure that the problem is solved.
 
Reference:
Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB problems in Windows XP
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575
You can also download and install the dricers from the link below.
http://h20000.www2.HP.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&TaskID=135&prodSeriesId=295845&prodTypeId=18972

It is an alternative to repair broken ports, you can purchase a usb hub, you can insert it in the usb port that works, and then use the available ports on the hub. Find out the nearest computer to usb hub store.

I hope this helps.

Thank you, and in what concerns:
Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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